Judges 4:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But Jael, the wife of Heber, picked up a tent peg and a hammer, and she went quietly to him while he lay fast asleep, exhausted. She drove the peg through his temple into the ground—and he died.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a tent peg and a hammer in her hand, went softly to him, and drove the peg into his temples, and it went down into the ground, for he was fast asleep and exhausted. So he died.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then Jael{H3278} Heber's{H2268} wife{H802} took{H3947} a tent -{H168} pin,{H3489} and took{H7760} a hammer{H4718} in her hand,{H3027} and went{H935} softly{H3814} unto him, and struck{H8628} the pin{H3489} into his temples,{H7541} and it pierced through into{H6795} the ground;{H776} for he was in a deep sleep;{H7290} so he swooned{H5774} and died.{H4191}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then Jael{H3278} Heber's{H2268} wife{H802} took{H3947}{(H8799)} a nail{H3489} of the tent{H168}, and took{H7760}{(H8799)} an hammer{H4718} in her hand{H3027}, and went{H935}{(H8799)} softly{H3814} unto him, and smote{H8628}{(H8799)} the nail{H3489} into his temples{H7541}, and fastened{H6795}{(H8799)} it into the ground{H776}: for he was fast asleep{H7290}{(H8738)} and weary{H5774}{(H8799)}. So he died{H4191}{(H8799)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then Iael the wife of Heber toke a nale of the tente, and an hammer in hir hande, & wente in preuely vnto him, & smote the nale in thorow the temples of his heade, so yt he sancke to ye earth. As for him, he was fallen on a slomber, and weery, and so he dyed.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then Iael Hebers wife tooke a nayle of the tent, and tooke an hammer in her hande, and went softly vnto him, & smote the nayle into his temples, and fastened it into the grounde, (for he was fast a sleepe and weary) and so he dyed.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then Iael Habers wyfe, toke a nayle of the tent, & an hammer in her hande, and went softly vnto him, and smote ye nayle into the temples of his head, and fastened it into the ground (for he slumbred sore, and was wery) and so he died.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then Jael Heber's wife took a tent-pin, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and struck the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Jael wife of Heber taketh the pin of the tent, and taketh the hammer in her hand, and goeth unto him gently, and striketh the pin into his temples, and it fasteneth in the earth -- and he hath been fast asleep, and is weary -- and he dieth.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then Jael Heber's wife took a tent-pin, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then Jael Heber's wife took a tent-pin, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a tent-pin and a hammer and went up to him quietly, driving the pin into his head, and it went through his head into the earth, for he was in a deep sleep from weariness; and so he came to his end.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then Jael Heber's wife took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and struck the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then Jael wife of Heber took a tent peg in one hand and a hammer in the other. She crept up on him, drove the tent peg through his temple into the ground while he was asleep from exhaustion, and he died.

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 3:21 : 21 Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh, and drove it into the king's belly.
  • Judg 3:31 : 31 After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.
  • Judg 5:26-27 : 26 She reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman's hammer. She struck Sisera, she crushed his head, she shattered and pierced his temple. 27 At her feet he sank, he fell, there he lay. At her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell—dead.
  • Judg 15:15 : 15 Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he reached out, took it, and struck down a thousand men with it.
  • 1 Sam 17:43 : 43 The Philistine said to David, 'Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?' And he cursed David by his gods.
  • 1 Sam 17:49-50 : 49 David reached into his bag, took out a stone, slung it, and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown to the ground. 50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone. Without a sword in his hand, he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
  • Ps 3:7 : 7 I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side.
  • 1 Cor 1:19 : 19 For it is written, 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the intelligent I will frustrate.'
  • 1 Cor 1:27 : 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Judg 4:22-24
    3 verses
    93%

    22 Just then, Barak came by in pursuit of Sisera, and Jael went out to meet him. She said, "Come, and I will show you the man you're looking for." So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera with the tent peg through his temple—dead.

    23 On that day God subdued Jabin, the king of Canaan, before the Israelites.

    24 And the hand of the Israelites grew stronger and stronger against Jabin, the king of Canaan, until they destroyed him.

  • Judg 4:9-20
    12 verses
    82%

    9 She said, "I will certainly go with you. However, the honor will not be yours on the journey you are about to take, for the LORD will deliver Sisera into the hands of a woman." So Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh.

    10 Barak summoned Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh, and ten thousand men followed him on foot, and Deborah went up with him.

    11 Meanwhile, Heber the Kenite had separated from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab, the father-in-law of Moses, and pitched his tent near the great tree in Zaanannim, which is beside Kedesh.

    12 When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor,

    13 Sisera summoned all his chariots—nine hundred chariots made of iron—and all his troops who were with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the Kishon River.

    14 Then Deborah said to Barak, "Get up! This is the day the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone ahead of you?" So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.

    15 The LORD threw Sisera, all his chariots, and his entire army into confusion before Barak by the edge of the sword. Sisera got down from his chariot and fled on foot.

    16 Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth-hagoyim, and the entire army of Sisera fell by the sword; not a single man was left.

    17 Meanwhile, Sisera fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin, king of Hazor, and the family of Heber the Kenite.

    18 Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him, "Come, my lord, come right in. Don't be afraid." So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.

    19 He said to her, "Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty." So she opened a skin of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him again.

    20 He said to her, "Stand at the entrance to the tent. If anyone comes and asks you, 'Is there a man here?' say, 'No.'"

  • Judg 5:24-28
    5 verses
    81%

    24 Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.

    25 He asked for water, and she gave him milk; in a bowl fit for nobles, she brought him curd.

    26 She reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman's hammer. She struck Sisera, she crushed his head, she shattered and pierced his temple.

    27 At her feet he sank, he fell, there he lay. At her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell—dead.

    28 Through the window peered Sisera's mother; behind the lattice she cried out, 'Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why is the clatter of his chariots delayed?'

  • Judg 4:4-7
    4 verses
    70%

    4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.

    5 She would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites came up to her for judgment.

    6 She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, "Has not the LORD, the God of Israel, commanded you: 'Go, lead ten thousand men from Naphtali and Zebulun to Mount Tabor'"?

    7 "I will draw Sisera, the commander of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his horde to the Kishon River and deliver him into your hand."

  • Judg 5:30
    67%

    30 'Are they not finding and dividing the spoils: a girl or two for each man, colorful garments for Sisera, colorful garments embroidered, highly embroidered garments for my neck—all this as plunder?'

  • Judg 5:6
    67%

    6 In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned; travelers took to winding paths.

  • Judg 9:53-54
    2 verses
    67%

    53 But a woman dropped a piece of a millstone on Abimelech's head, crushing his skull.

    54 Hastily, he called to his young armor-bearer and said, "Draw your sword and kill me, so they cannot say, 'A woman killed him.'" So his servant ran him through, and he died.

  • Judg 4:2
    67%

    2 So the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin, king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor, and the commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim.

  • 2 Sam 11:21
    67%

    21 Who killed Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Didn’t a woman drop a millstone on him from the wall so that he died in Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?" then say to him, "Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead."'

  • Judg 21:10-11
    2 verses
    67%

    10 So the assembly sent twelve thousand armed men with the command, 'Go and strike down the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead with the sword, including the women and children.'

    11 This is what you are to do: Completely destroy every male and every woman who has had relations with a man.

  • Judg 16:14
    66%

    14 While he slept, Delilah took the seven locks of his hair, wove them into the fabric, and fastened them with the pin. Then she called to him, 'Samson, the Philistines are upon you!' But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin, the loom, and the fabric.

  • 2 Sam 4:7
    66%

    7 After entering the house while Ishbosheth was lying on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him, killed him, and cut off his head. Taking his head with them, they traveled along the road through the Arabah all night.

  • Num 25:8
    66%

    8 followed the Israelite man into the tent, and drove the spear through both of them—the Israelite man and the woman—into her belly. Then the plague against the Israelites was stopped.

  • Judg 8:17
    65%

    17 He also tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

  • 1 Sam 26:12
    65%

    12 So David took the spear and the jar of water from near Saul's head, and they departed. No one saw or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.

  • Judg 16:19
    65%

    19 After putting him to sleep on her lap, she called for someone to shave off the seven locks of his hair, and so began to subdue him. And his strength left him.

  • 2 Sam 1:10
    65%

    10 So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew he could not survive after he had fallen. I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.

  • 2 Sam 1:15
    65%

    15 Then David called one of his young men and said, 'Come here and strike him down.' So he struck him, and he died.

  • Ps 83:9
    65%

    9 Even Assyria has joined them; they have strengthened the descendants of Lot. Selah.

  • Judg 3:21
    65%

    21 Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh, and drove it into the king's belly.

  • Judg 16:16
    64%

    16 With her nagging she pressed him day after day until he was sick to death of it.

  • Judg 3:25
    64%

    25 They waited to the point of embarrassment, but he still did not open the doors of the room. So they took the key and unlocked them, and there was their master fallen to the ground, dead.

  • Judg 5:12
    64%

    12 Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, Barak! Take captive your captives, son of Abinoam.